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Portal hypertension risk factors

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no established risk factors for portal hypertension. Cirrhosis as the main cause of portal hypertension has various risk factors. Common risk factors in the development of cirrhosis include intravenous drug use (IVDU), tattooing or piercing in unhygienic condition, needlestick injury, blood transfusion before 1992, viral hepatitis, and unprotected sexual intercourse.

Risk Factors

Risk Factors

There are no established risk factors for portal hypertension. Cirrhosis as the main cause of portal hypertension has various risk factors.

Common risk factors in the development of cirrhosis include intravenous drug use (IVDU), tattooing or piercing in unhygienic condition, needlestick injury, blood transfusion before 1992, viral hepatitis, and unprotected sexual intercourse.^[1]

Common risk factors

Life style risk factors

Intravenous drug use (IVDU)

Piercing

Needlestick injury

Blood transfusion (before 1992)

Prenatal exposure

Unprotected sexual intercourse

Low physical activity

High fat diet

Diabetes mellitus

Portal hypertension

References

References

↑ Flores YN, Lang CM, Salmerón J, Bastani R (2012). “Risk factors for liver disease and associated knowledge and practices among Mexican adults in the US and Mexico”. J Community Health. 37 (2): 403–11. doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9457-4. PMID 21877109.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]